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Center-Right Owned by The Pioneer24-hour deadline to produce accused before magistrate begins from detention, not formal arrest: SC
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the constitutional 24‑hour deadline for producing a person before a magistrate begins from the moment of detention, not from the time police formally make an arrest. The court said the rule starts when a police officer “touches the body” to restrain liberty, and that the right to life and liberty cannot be curtailed even by special statutes such as the UAPA, PMLA or NDPS.
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NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has held that the constitutional mandate requiring an arrested person to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours begins when their liberty is effectively curtailed through detention, and not when the investigating agency formally records the arrest. A bench…
